The Importance of Context in Autograph Authentication: The Case of Roy Foster, Jr.

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I think in general they do a good job especially the ones who have been in the business for many decades. Like you say though they do not know everything. I have some autographs signed in front of me that have been rejected on multiple occasions by PSA and JSA. Looking at my own signature it would be quite hard to authenticate. Some radically changed signatures of people post stroke or post some neurological disease they are aware of and some they are not. Just look at it as a fallible but educated opinion that can always learn more